# @americanredcross on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Clq3mX8MWQu
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72592025-americanredcross-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/646e3c1735.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-12-02T15:01:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Red Cross (@americanredcross) — https://gondola.cc/americanredcross

## Caption

See it here first: 🩸 Boxes of human blood 🩸 stored in refrigerators on the beaches of Iwo Jima. In 1945, these containers allowed whole blood to be safely stored and readily available for wounded soldiers who were in need of lifesaving blood transfusions.

#HistoricalPhotos #RedCrossHistory #IwoJima #MilitarySupport

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redcrosshistory, iwojima, historicalphotos, militarysupport

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